Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 600 – 800g / 1.5 – 1.6lb chicken thighs, skinless and boneless
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, bruised them sliced into pieces easy to pick out later 

Sandwich

  • Fresh baguettes
  • Soft utter
  • Mayo
  • Pickled carrots and daikon
  • Scallion
  • Cucumber
  • Cilantro
  • Jalapeno
  • Maggi seasons/soy sauce
  • Sriracha

 

Directions

  1. Combine Meat and Marinade ingredients and set aside for at least 1 hour, up to 24 hours (optional: slicing chicken before putting in marinade)
  2. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a fry pan over medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade, shaking off large bits of lemongrass (small bits should fall off during cooking).
  3. Place chicken in the pan and cook each side until dark golden brown and chicken is just cooked through – about 6 to 8 minutes in total. Remove from pan, shaking off any remaining bits of visible lemongrass and set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Then slice into thin pieces.
  4. To serve individually: slice baguette, spread butter then mayo. Then put pickled vegetables, chicken, scallion, cucumber, jalapeno and top with cilantro. Add some Maggi seasoning and/or Sriracha if desired.

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